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    CVE-2019-15271

    A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of certain Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. The attacker must have either a valid credential or an active session token. The vulnerability is due to lack of input validation of the HTTP payload. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious HTTP request to the web-based management interface of the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands with root privileges.

    Published:Nov 26, 2019
    Last Modified:Oct 28, 2025
    EPS:Nov 26, 2019
    EPSS Score:0.09855
    CVSS Score:8.8

    CISA Notification

    Description

    A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of certain Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. The attacker must have either a valid credential or an active session token. The vulnerability is due to lack of input validation of the HTTP payload. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious HTTP request to the web-based management interface of the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands with root privileges.

    Required Action:

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    Jun 22, 2022
    1542 days ago
    Alert Date
    Jun 8, 2022
    1556 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Rv016 Multi-wan Vpn
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Rv016 Multi-wan Vpn Firmware
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Rv042 Dual Wan Vpn
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Rv042 Dual Wan Vpn Firmware
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Rv042g Dual Gigabit Wan Vpn
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Rv042g Dual Gigabit Wan Vpn Firmware
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Rv082 Dual Wan Vpn
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Rv082 Dual Wan Vpn Firmware

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High